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The deadline to apply to the state department of health for licenses to operate medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation centers in Illinois is Monday, Sept. 22.

So far, formal applications have been made to open dispensaries in Glenview, Buffalo Grove and Palatine.

The Journal & Topics Newspapers has learned informal inquiries have also been made by cultivation center operators to setup shop in Elk Grove Village and Des Plaines. Dispensary operators have made informal inquiries to open in Wheeling, Mt. Prospect, Arlington Hts., Prospect Hts., Park Ridge and Des Plaines.